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GULF OIL SPILL UPDATE: Inspector General investigating Department of Interior report falsely claimi…
25 Jul 2010, 7:29 am
GULF OIL SPILL UPDATE: Inspector General investigating Department of Interior report falsely claiming experts endorsed offshore drilling ban. [read post]
5 May 2011, 5:38 am
by Joanne Irne Gabrynowicz with the blog faculty Source: NextGov BY ALIYA STERNSTEIN Interior Department contractor Esri, a map software developer, is expected Tuesday to launch a commercial tool that will enable programmers and non-techies alike to manipulate Interior’s library of Earth surface images and data captured by satellite over the past four decades, federal and company officials said. [read post]
20 Mar 2015, 12:34 pm
Today, the US Department of the Interior announced new rules that will cover the use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on public lands. [read post]
12 Oct 2010, 11:03 am
Department of the Interior lifted the moratorium on deepwater oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. [read post]
26 Jun 2007, 8:20 pm
[JURIST] Former Deputy US Interior Secretary J. [read post]
10 Sep 2008, 9:06 pm
At the Department of the Interior, however, it should be taken literally. [read post]
21 Aug 2014, 11:30 am
., Aug. 20, 2014), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Department of Interior had not sufficiently shown that its policy of limiting permits for the possession of eagle feathers to members of federally recognized tribes meets the strict scrutiny requiremnts of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. [read post]
7 Jan 2019, 7:41 pm
As of Monday night, January 7, 2019, the Department of the Interior has received 199 public comments in response to the agency’s proposed FOIA regulations issued on December 28, 2018. [read post]
23 Jun 2010, 7:53 am
[JURIST] US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar [official profile] confirmed Tuesday that the Department of Justice [official website] will appeal [press release] a federal court decision to issue a preliminary injunction against a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling [JURIST reports]. [read post]
18 May 2010, 8:37 am
The terrible oil spill off Louisiana has shone a spotlight on some pretty unsavory regulatory practices at Minerals Management Services (MMS), a branch of the Department of the Interior that offers drilling permitting (who knew?). [read post]
16 Apr 2021, 8:14 am
An excerpt: This appeal comes after a seven year effort by the Department of the Interior (“Department”) to acquire land in trust on behalf of the Wilton Rancheria (“Wilton” or “Tribe”) to build a casino. [read post]
2 Apr 2012, 10:17 am
On March 23, 2012, the Department of Interior released the U.S. [read post]
28 Dec 2018, 5:22 am
Due to “exponential increases in requests and litigation,” the Department of the Interior issued a proposed rule on December 28, 2018, that would revise its FOIA regulations. [read post]
11 Apr 2012, 3:25 am
In an April 9, 2012 press release, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk will be leaving the Department of the Interior after nearly 3 years of leadership. [read post]
6 Oct 2017, 10:35 am
Dept. of Interior. [read post]
20 Nov 2010, 5:45 am
Federal judge Martin Feldman was vilified in some quarters for lifting the Obama administration’s Gulf deepwater drilling moratorium, but in retrospect “arbitrary and capricious” seems if anything generous as a description of the Interior Department’s actions. [read post]
26 Jul 2013, 6:00 am
Department of the Interior is a Cabinet-level agency, like the USDA, that also regulates the food and agriculture industry. [read post]
21 Aug 2019, 9:35 am
Bernhardt, which involves the application of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to the Department of the Interior’s Royalty Policy Committee. [read post]
7 Feb 2023, 6:00 am
This January, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce announced updated civil monetary penalties for violations of federal wildlife and natural resource protection laws including the Endangered Species Act (ESA), Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA), Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens), Lacey Act, National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA), and others. [read post]
1 May 2014, 12:37 pm
An excerpt: A leading bird conservation organization—American Bird Conservancy (ABC)—has announced its intention to sue the Department of the Interior (DOI), charging DOI with multiple violations of federal law in connection with its December 9, 2013, final regulation that allows wind energy companies and others to obtain 30-year permits to kill eagles without prosecution by the federal government. [read post]
